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Patent GB-2271336-A (GB)
Title: A pallet and apparatus for making the same.
Inventor: WELTE NORBERT
IPC: B65D19/40
Filed: 1993-09-09
Abstract: A tubular member 42 is provided as a supporting foot 40. Several cuts 43, arranged crosswise to one another, are arranged at the points of a flat pallet top 35 and pallet runners 36, which the end surface of the tubular member 42 adjoins. The free ends of these cuts 43 lie on a line 41 corresponding to the internal contour of the tubular member 42. With segments 44 formed by the cuts 43 folded, an inner tubular member 45 is clampingly inserted into the tubular member 42 forming the supporting foot. The apparatus for making such pallets has a piercing die 1, with a shaft 2 for holding the inner tubular member 45 forming the pallet foot. Arranged on the end surface are several cutting edges 4 provided in star-shaped arrangement. The piercing die cuts the flat top and forces in the inner tubular member 45. A multidie machine is shown in Fig 8. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2287727-A (GB)
Title: Interchangeable border or panel
Inventor: FEARON COLIN EMANULE
IPC: H02G3/04
Filed: 1993-10-02
Abstract: A panel or a border strip (2, 4) is removably attached to a wall or ceiling by, e.g. being clipped on to a strip (1) fixed to the wall or ceiling. Alternatively, a decoration strip can be hung on to projections from the wall (Fig. 3, not shown). Strips can be arranged, e.g. around a door opening or a light switch. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2275933-A (GB)
Title: Woven fabric for lining fire-protective garments
Inventor: BARBEAU CLAUDE
IPC: A41D31/00
Filed: 1994-02-24
Abstract: A woven fabric made of multifilament weft and warp yarns is used as an inner lining of a firefighter protective garment to increase wearer comfort, reduce metabolic energy requirements, decrease metabolic heat build-up, and reduce the weight of the garment. The yarn material may be a polyaromatic amide, polyimid or polybenzimidazole. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2288827-A (GB)
Title: Conservatory roof connector
Inventor: COWAN IAN JAMES
IPC: E04D3/08
Filed: 1994-03-28
Abstract: A conservatory roof is assembled using a connector (30) mounted on the wall of a building, the connector having wall portions (W1 - W3) to engage elements of the roof whereby the roof may be assembled without the need for mitre sawing. The elements comprise a wall plate(s), a ridge member (13) and a valley member (22). <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2279233-A (GB)
Title: Vessel with means to move an internal filter
Inventor: GURNEY RUSSELL JOHN
IPC: A47J31/14
Filed: 1994-06-20
Abstract: There is disclosed a container for carrying water e.g. kettle (1), the vessel having a spout, a filter mounted in the vessel so as to extend across the spout opening, and means for moving the filter within the vessel away from the spout opening. This action facilitates filling of the vessel through the spout opening. The filter assembly (11) may be attached to a baffle (6) which is pivoted away from the spout (5), by means of a sliding knob (22), cover plate (19) and carrier plate (26). Lid latches (37) serve to lock the lid (2) on the kettle body and may be retracted to open the lid. Alternatively, the filter assembly is attached to the carrier plate and the lower tip of the filter assembly is retained against the kettle wall. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2280189-A (GB)
Title: Process for making stable latexes of block copolymers
Inventor: SOUTHWICK JEFFREY GEORGE
IPC: C09J153/02
Filed: 1994-07-18
Abstract: A process for producing a stable polymer emulsion or latex comprises making a solution of a block copolymer of a conjugated diene and a vinyl aromatic hydrocarbon, emulsifying the polymer solution by mixing it with an aqueous phase in the presence of a stabilizing block copolymer which contains an acrylic block in addition to at least one vinyl aromatic hydrocarbon and/or a conjugated diene block, and then removing solvent and excess water.
Patent GB-2291771-A (GB)
Title: Cathode ray tube display apparatus with rotatable raster
Inventor: LEAVER DAVID
IPC: G09G1/28
Filed: 1994-07-23
Abstract: Cathode ray tube display apparatus includes a cathode ray tube having a screen 210 and a neck 350. In use an electron beam is directed from the neck 350 towards the screen 210 along an axis S of the cathode ray tube containing the centre of the screen. Deflection means 320 mounted on the neck deflects the beam from the axis S at a deflection centre X of the cathode ray tube to scan the beam across the screen in a raster pattern. Raster rotation means 300, 310 permits rotation of the raster pattern about the centre of the screen 210. The raster rotation means includes first and second coils. The first coil 300 is located around the neck 350 at or near the deflection centre X to generate, in use, a first magnetic field in the path of the electron beam. The second coil 310 is parallel to the first coil 300 and located around the neck 350 on the side of the deflection centre X remote from the screen 210 to generate, in use, a second magnetic field, of opposite polarity to the first field, in the path of the electron beam. The raster rotation means maybe used to counteract the influence of an ambient magnetic field. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2286126-A (GB)
Title: Absorbent body in an absorbent product
Inventor: GUIDOTTI TED
IPC: A61F13/15
Filed: 1994-12-14
Abstract: Absorbent body in an absorbent product such as a diaper, incontinence pad or sanitary napkin which comprises a liquid acquisition portion (11, 13) and a liquid storage portion (12) adjacent thereto. The liquid acquisition portion has at least one well (13) which is located at the assumed wetting area of the absorbent body and extends through the liquid storage portion into liquid communication with a liquid wicking layer (14) arranged under the liquid storage layer. The material in the liquid acquisition portion has a mean pore size which is greater than the mean pore size in the liquid storage portion. The absorbent body has a high instantaneous absorption even during repeated wetting and a low rewetting. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2289069-A (GB)
Title: Making oil based coatings containing microcapsules
Inventor: ETOH KEI
IPC: B41M5/28
Filed: 1995-03-30
Abstract: A method of making microcapsule-containing oil-based coating liquid comprises mixing a water-based dispersion containing microcapsules 10 containing the desired material 11 with an oil varnish 15 and an organic solvent 14 having an affinity for both the varnish and the surface 13 of the microcapsule wall 12 and removing the water in the mixture in a state of having been by vacuum distillation. The preferred solvent is glycerine or ethylene glycol. The liquid may be coated onto a sheet and be used as a pressure sensitive sheet if the microcapsules contain a colour former, a temperature-sensitive cup or I.D. card if a temperature-sensitive material is in the microcapsules, a perfumed postcard in the microcapsules are filled with perfume. According to the present invention, a water-based microcapsules system can be advantageously converted into an oil-based one without coagulating the primary microcapsule particles. There is no hardening and breakdown of the wall material during the process, and the original strength and the flexibility of the microcapsule wall material can be retained intact. Conventional pressure transferring-type printing machine may be employed to printing a selected area of the sheet. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2299816-A (GB)
Title: Dormer window in the form of a unitary housing
Inventor: WATKIN WILFRED
IPC: E04D13/02
Filed: 1995-04-11
Abstract: A roof window structure 10 of the dormer type comprises a unitary housing member having means to permit, in use, vertical disposition of a window 16. The window structure 10 comprises a substantially horizontal, rectangular top portion 11, a substantially rectangular vertical portion (12, figure 1) which locates the window 16, and two substantially triangular portions 20. A method of installing the window structure 10 from within a roof space 17 is also disclosed.
Patent GB-2286752-A (GB)
Title: Method and apparatus for operating with a hopping control channel in a communication system
Inventor: MEIDAN REUVEN
IPC: H04B1/713
Filed: 1994-07-07
Abstract: A communication unit (200) for use in a communication system is provided which includes a hopping mechanism (114, 144) which hops communication frames over a plurality of carrier frequencies according to a predetermined hopping pattern. At least one of the communication frames preferably includes a synchronization channel time slot having data bits from which the predetermined hopping pattern may be derived. In addition, a communication unit (100) is provided which includes a signal acquisition mechanism (142) for initially acquiring a predetermined hopping pattern that specifies the sequence over which hop frames are hopped over a plurality of carrier frequencies. Also, this communication unit (100) includes a hopping mechanism (134, 144) for hopping receiving frequency according to the predetermined hopping pattern such that a control channel may be detected. In an alternative embodiment, either communication unit may derive the predetermined hopping pattern detected global position satellite information (149). <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2295498-A (GB)
Title: Wire-support fork for a wiring board
Inventor: NOLLA MAGRINA FRANCISCO
IPC: H01B13/012
Filed: 1995-07-12
Abstract: A wire-support fork 10 for use on a board for the construction of wiring harnesses, comprises a rod 11 having a slidable body 16 having bars 15, and a base 12 having holes 13, 14 to secure the fork to the board. The slidable body 16 may be releasably secured by a clamp 20 (Figures 1 to 3) in two set positions (Figure 2) on the rod 11. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2291453-A (GB)
Title: Device for securing manhole and pit covers
Inventor: KERMONDE GRAHAME GEORGE
IPC: E02D29/14
Filed: 1993-05-17
Abstract: A security device for obstructing removal of a cover from a manhole or pit comprises a first resilient means adapted to fit into a lifting hole or recess in the manhole or pit cover and a second means which co-operates with said first resilient means and is adapted to expand said first resilient means such that when said first resilient means is inserted into said lifting hole or recess and second means is actively positioned with said first resilient means, said first resilient means forms an interference fit in said lifting hole or recess thereby obstructing removal of said first resilient means from said lifting hole or recess. The device is suitable for use in a security system for securing manhole and pit covers as detailed in GB 2267106A. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2305703-A (GB)
Title: Screwthreaded fixing device
Inventor: PITTS JOHN MICHAEL
IPC: F16B15/06
Filed: 1995-09-27
Abstract: An elongate fixing device has a head 2 and an elongate shank 4, the head having a slot 3 or the like enabling the device to be turned about the longitudinal axis of the shank by a suitable tool (such as a screwdriver). The shank has a sharp pointed tip 8 remote from the head and, intermediate the pointed tip and the head, in the order specified, a plain, non-threaded outwardly partly tapering shank portion 7 and an externally threaded shank portion 6 extending between the plain shank portion and the head. The sharp pointed tip and the plain shank portion can be hammered into an object of wood or the like, and the device can then be driven further by means of a screwdriver or the like.
Patent GB-2307443-A (GB)
Title: Riving knife
Inventor: COPPER DAVID ARTHUR
IPC: B27G19/08
Filed: 1995-11-24
Abstract: A riving knife (1) is mounted externally of a circular saw machine such that a curved leading edge of a blade (5) of the riving knife is close to and generally conforms to the arc described by the rim of the saw blade. The blade (1) has a gantry part (8) extending from a mounting part (3) and arranged to be disposed above the level of a saw table (2) when the knife is mounted, a blade part (5) depends from said gantry part towards said table in the shape of a tapering finger. The position of the blade part (5) in the plane of rotation of the saw blade and with respect to said table can be manually adjusted to permit a curved leading edge of the blade part to be disposed proximate the arc described by the rim of the saw blade.
Patent GB-2309479-A (GB)
Title: System for preventing water pipework from damage by frost
Inventor: EVDEMON GEORGE
IPC: E03B7/10
Filed: 1996-01-26
Abstract: A water supply system for a building comprises a temperature sensor (12, 13) used to control operation of a shut-off valve (6) applied to an inlet (1) and a drain valve (7) applied to a drain outlet (10) of the system. If there is a predetermined fall in temperature, such as a fall below freezing point, the inlet (1) is shut-off and the drain outlet (10) is opened. There may also be a pressure sensor (17) which similarly closes the inlet (1) and opens the drain outlet (10) if there is a fall in pressure signifying leakage.
Patent GB-2296601-A (GB)
Title: Video signal recording device and signal editing device
Inventor: IWASAKI KENICHI
IPC: G11B27/32
Filed: 1995-08-14
Abstract: The time and labor required to search a video tape (120) for video signals recorded on the tape (120) and necessary for edition. A VTR device (12) reproduces the video signals and data for sampling representing the start, end, etc. of shooting, from the video tape (120). A VP circuit (22) reduces the size of the video signals. A detection circuit (24) detects the boundaries of scenes or important parts, using the reproduced sampling data. A sampling memory (30) samples and stores the video signals reduced in size by the VP circuit (22) at the instants when the circuit (24) detects the boundaries of scenes or important parts. A display (34) displays the video signals stored in the memory (3) together with time codes, etc., in a specific arrangement. The present invention has as its object to reduce the time and effort in the work of finding a portion necessary for editing work from a video signal recorded on a video tape. A VTR apparatus (12) reproduces a video signal and sampling data showing the start and end of the shot from a video tape (120). A VP circuit (22) reduces the size of the video signal. A detection circuit (24) detects the boundaries of scenes or important portions based on the reproduced sampling data. The sampling memory (30) samples and records the video signal reduced by the VP circuit (22) at a timing of detection of the boundaries of the scene or important portions by the detection apparatus (24). A display device (34) displays the video signal stored in the sampling memory (30) in a predetermined array along with a time code etc. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2302217-A (GB)
Title: Pop-up electrical socket outlet
Inventor: GEVAERT STEVEN
IPC: H02G3/18
Filed: 1996-05-31
Abstract: A pop-up electrical socket outlet comprises a base 24 for mounting in an aperture in a work surface and a socket outlet mount 28 engaging the base so that it can move between a position in which the outlet 116 is accessible (figure 2) and position in which the outlet is hidden (figure 5). A cable 142 may enter the mount 28 through a strain relief grommet 150 and the wires of the cable may be routed through individual recesses formed between walls 120, 122, 124 and 126 of the mount 28. The mount may be connected to the base by a hinge (62, 66, figure 9 not shown) and the hinge may flex to allow removal of the mount so that any one of a selection of differently configured receptacles in respective mounts may be engaged in the base.
Patent GB-2316794-A (GB)
Title: Phonic teaching aid
Inventor: LEWIS FREDA
IPC: G09B17/00
Filed: 1996-08-30
Abstract: A teaching aid for the teaching of phonics which comprises apparatus for playing a game including a first set of game-playing cards 2 each of which is marked with a letter or plurality of letters that would normally appear next to each other in the word of the language to be taught: and a set of tokens 1, each token bearing a recognisable image which is definable by a word of which a letter or plurality of letters correspond to the letter or plurality of letters present on the first set of cards 2, the object of the game being to match a token to the corresponding card.
Patent GB-2317574-A (GB)
Title: Apparatus for playing a game
Inventor: JONES MICHAEL JOHN
IPC: A63F9/18
Filed: 1996-09-27
Abstract: A question-and-answer game based on a knowledge of popular music is played on a game board laid out to a plurality of segmented tracks, one track to each player. There may be two sets of questions, one whose correct answer leads to straightforward movement of a player's marker and the second whose correct answering leads to a bonus move.
Patent GB-2312201-A (GB)
Title: Draught Beer Tap Holders
Inventor: PRUNTY DANIEL JOHN
IPC: B67D1/08
Filed: 1997-04-17
Abstract: A beer font (1) has a hollow upright (2) with a crossmember (3) above a counter-engaging pedestal (4). Beer lines (15) are housed within the upright (2) and crossmember (3) terminating in beer taps (9) mounted on the cross-member (3). A feed conduit (17) from a beer cooler and a return conduit (18) are also housed within the upright (2) to circulate cooling water from the beer cooler through the upright (2) to chill beer in the beer lines (15).
Patent GB-2325615-A (GB)
Title: Powered product table for food slicer.
Inventor: JUNG CASPER BOUDEWIJN
IPC: B26D5/00
Filed: 1997-05-31
Abstract: A food slicer with a choice of product table operating modes incorporating a controller and a number of sensors. Operating modes include manual, servo-assisted and powered according to either predefined, or user defined parameters. There is also a learning mode in which the operator can arrange for the food slicer to store parameters from manual table movements for use in powered mode.
Patent GB-2314111-A (GB)
Title: Pile wrapper closure assembly
Inventor: BLAIR RUSSELL M
IPC: E01D19/02
Filed: 1997-06-05
Abstract: A pile wrapper closure assembly includes a pair of clamping bars 16 each having a retaining groove 20, and a pair of retaining rods 18. Each retaining rod secures one end of a pile wrapper 12 in the retaining groove of its respective clamping bar so that the joining of the clamping bars by bolts 28A stretches the pile wrapper 12 around a pile 14 to prevent exposure of the pile to water and air. A seal 36 and an end cap (42, fig 6) are provided for preventing additional water from seeping between the clamping bars.
Patent GB-2318033-A (GB)
Title: Transmission of a binary data flow
Inventor: TONKS DAVID JOHN
IPC: H04L25/49
Filed: 1997-09-26
Abstract: Four parallel lines (3) are provided for the guided transmission of a binary data flow B with a high rate (sub-GHz range, e.g. 800 MHz. Two data bits (B k , B k+1 ) per transmission clock are transmitted via these lines. The other two remaining lines are used for signaling certain changes in both data bits. Data transmission and signaling (S,D0,D1,I) are accomplished on the basis of the Grey code. In other words, only one of the four lines (3) changes state per clock. The interface comprises a Dibit generator 1 and an SDDI generator 2, reduced sensitivity to signal skew and permits simple clock recovery in terms of circuit engineering. The receiver side has a decoder 4 and shift register 5.
Patent GB-2321037-A (GB)
Title: Vehicular tool mounting construction
Inventor: FUJII TATSUHIKO
IPC: B60R11/06
Filed: 1997-10-20
Abstract: A vehicular tool mounting construction in which a spare tire can be fixed stably while tools are mounted and noise is not generated even if a tool mounting portion in a spare tire storage concave portion (1a) formed on a rear floor of a vehicle does not have a special shape, or even if the plate thickness of a spare tire support bracket is not increased. Tools (5,6) are mounted parallel with an axis (L) passing through the center of a spare tire fixing portion in the longitudinal direction of vehicle and at both sides of that axis.
Patent GB-2319859-A (GB)
Title: Air flow control
Inventor: LANCASTER DAVID H
IPC: G05D7/06
Filed: 1997-11-04
Abstract: Variable flow unit(s) 1 in combination with a controller 2 with Personal Computer interface and Graphical User Interface software package not shown and various sensor devices, dependent upon application - flow 3 pressure (4) and temperature (5) (Items (4) and( 5) not shown ) - to achieve a portable or fixed selectable airflow system. System selection and output are shown on the controller display panel and by the Graphical User Interface when running on a Personal Computer connected to the controller. Power conditioning unit(s) (6) drive the variable flow unit(s).
Patent GB-2327084-A (GB)
Title: 9a-Aza-3-ketolide antibiotics
Inventor: BLIZZARD Timothy
IPC: C07D413/12
Filed: 1998-07-01
Abstract: Compounds represented by formula I: and salts or hydrates thereof, wherein R<SP>11</SP> is OH or OCH 3 , R<SP>12</SP> represents H, C 1-6  alkyl, uninterrupted or interrupted by 1-3 of O, S(O) y , N, NH, NCH 3  or C(O), and unsubstituted or substituted with 1-3 R<SP>a</SP> groups, or (CH 2 ) n Ar wherein (CH 2 ) n  and Ar are as defined below, (CH 2 ) n  is alkylene, wherein n is an integer of from 1 to 10, uninterrupted or interrupted by 1-3 of O, S(O) y  wherein y is 0, 1 or 2, NH, NCH 3  or C(O), and unsubstituted or substituted with 1-3 R<SP>a</SP> groups; Ar represents a 5-10 membered monocyclic or bicyclic aromatic ring system containing from 0-3 heteroatoms, which are selected from O, S(O) y  and N, unsubstituted or substituted with from 1-3 R<SP>a</SP> groups which are selected from halo, OH, OMe, NO 2 , NH 2 , CN, SO 2 NH 2 , C 1-3  alkyl, and when two R<SP>a</SP> groups are present, said two substituents may be taken in combination with any intervening atoms to represent a 5-6 membered ring, aromatic or non-aromatic, optionally containing 1-3 of O, S(O) y , N, NH, NCH 3  or C(O); R<SP>n</SP> represents H, C 1-6  alkyl, uninterrupted or interrupted by 1-3 of O, S(O) y , N, NH, NCH 3  or C(O), and unsubstituted or substituted with 1-3 R<SP>a</SP> groups, or (CH 2 ) n AR wherein (CH 2 ) n  and Ar are as defined above, have antibiotic activity.
Patent GB-2329185-A (GB)
Title: Inks and toners comprising water-soluble reactive dyes linked to a polyamine
Inventor: GREGORY PETER
IPC: C09D11/00
Filed: 1997-03-18
Abstract: An ink composition comprising a water-soluble reactive dye comprising at least three chromophoric groups linked to a polyamine, and a medium comprising at least one of a low melting point solid, an organic solvent and a mixture of water and one or more water-soluble organic solvent(s). Also claimed are a process for ink jet printing of textiles using the inks, a process for ink jet printing a substrate with the inks and an electrophotographic toner composition containing said water-soluble reactive dye.
Patent GB-2344882-A (GB)
Title: Applying metal plate to a support assembly
Inventor: PARKER CHRISTOPHER DOUGLAS
IPC: F24C15/02
Filed: 1998-10-08
Abstract: An assembly has a metal plate (<B>103</B>) preferably of stainless steel. Supporting vertical extrusions (<B>401</B>) define outward facing grooves (<B>407</B>) and the stainless steel plate is located within these grooves, such that the plate extends around edges of the extrusions in a spring-loaded arrangement, thereby introducing a degree of curvature to the plate. The assembly may be used in the construction of oven doors. A front glass panel (<B>403</B>) is held by extrusion (<B>401</B>) and a groove (<B>501</B>) defined in the extrusion (<B>403</B>) securely holds the rear glass panel (<B>404</B>).
Patent GB-2343455-A (GB)
Title: Abrasive product
Inventor: STUBBS ROY
IPC: C09G1/02
Filed: 1998-11-04
Abstract: An abrasive product for treatment of a surface comprising abrasive material for abrading a surface and microcapsules adapted to be ruptured during treatment of the surface by the abrasive product characterised in that the microcapsules contain a functional material which does not consist of stearic acid, said functional material having one or more properties relative to the treatment other than lubrication.